1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam. 2But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God: 3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4‘This is what the Lord says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’ ” So they obeyed the words of the Lord and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.
Rehoboam Fortifies Judah
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah: 6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam, 8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine. 12He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his. 13The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him. 14The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the Lord15when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made. 16Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time.
Rehoboam’s Family
18Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. 19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham. 20Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. 21Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. 22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king. 23He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and took many wives for them.
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Brah Ndu Buay Y-Rôbôam Tâm Lơh Đah Phung Israel
1Tơlah Y-Rôbôam plơ̆ sĭt ma ƀon Yêrusalem, păng tâm rƀŭn ngih Yuda jêh ri Benjamin, du rsen pham rmưh nuyh tahan ueh uĭn, gay tâm lơh đah phung Israel mplơ̆ sĭt ƀon bri hađăch ma Y-Rôbôam. 2Ƀiălah geh bâr ngơi bơh Yêhôva lah ma Y-Sêmaja bunuyh 3"Lah hom ma Y-Rôbôam, kon buklâu Y-Salômôn hađăch Yuda; jêh ri ma le rngôch phung Israel tâm n'gor Yuda jêh ri n'gor Benjamin. 4Pô aơ Yêhôva lah. Lơi ta khân may tâm lơh đah oh nâu nơm; ăn ăp nơm plơ̆ sĭt hom ma ngih păng nơm, yorlah nau tât aơ tă luh bơh gâp nơm.'" Pôri khân păng tông ma nau Yêhôva ngơi, jêh ri sĭt mâu hăn tâm lơh ôh đah Y-Jêrôbôam.
Nau Y-Rôbôam Dơi Jêng Hao
5Y-Rôbôam gŭ tâm ƀon Yêrusalem, jêh ri păng njêng âk ƀon pêr n'gâng (Pôih) tâm neh Yuda. 6Păng ndâk njêng ƀon Bêtlêhem ƀon Etam, ƀon Têkôa, 7ƀon Bet-sur, ƀon Sêko, ƀon Adulam, 8ƀon Gat, ƀon Marêsa, ƀon Sip, 9ƀon Adôraim, ƀon Lakis, ƀon Asêka, 10ƀon Sôra, ƀon Aijalon, jêh ri ƀon Hêbron, ƀon geh pôih tahan tâm neh Yuda jêh ri tâm neh Benjamin. 11Păng ƀư pôih nây nâp ngăn, n'gân kôranh tahan gŭ ta nây, jêh ri bun prăp ndơ sông sa, dak play ôlivơ, jêh ri dak play kriăk ƀâu ta nây. 12Păng rơm ndrăp ăp ƀon khêl jêh ri tak, gay ăn ƀon nây dơi jêng nâp ngăn. Neh Yuda jêh ri neh Benjamin jêng păng da dê chiă uănh. 13Phung kôranh ƀư brah jêh ri phung Lêvi tâm lam n'gor Israel, plơ̆ sĭt ma păng da dê bơh le rngôch ntŭk khân păng gŭ. 14Yorlah phung Lêvi chalơi neh ƀon jêh ri ndô ndơ văch ran tât neh phung Yuda jêh ri ƀon Yêrusalem; yor tă Y-Jêrôbôam jêh ri phung kon buklâu păng mprơh du khân păng mâu ăn ƀư kan jêng kôranh ƀư brah ma Yêhôva đŏng ôh. 15Y-Jêrôbôam njêng phung kôranh ƀư brah ăn ma ntŭk prêh kalơ, ăn ma rup trah be nkuăng, jêh ri kon ndrôk păng hŏ ƀư jêh. 16Geh đŏng tâm ndŭl mpôl Israel, rơm nuih n'hâm tĭng joi Yêhôva Brah Ndu phung Israel tĭng ndô̆ phung kôranh ƀư brah da dê, jêh ri phung Lêvi tât ta ƀon Yêrusalem gay mhhơr mpa ƀư brah ma Yêhôva Brah Ndu che khân păng. 17Tâm pe năm, khân păng ƀư ăn bri Yuda dơi nâp, gay kơl Y-Rôbôam; kon buklâu Y-Salômôn dơi chăt jêng; yorlah tâm pa năm nây khân păng tĭng trong Y-David jêh ri Y-Salômôn. 18Y-Rôbôam sŏk H'Mahalat, kon druh Y-Jêrimôt, sau Y-David, ƀư ur; jêh ri nsông đŏng đah H'Abihêl kon bu ur Y-Êliap jêng sau Y-Yêsê; 19jêh ri păng deh phung kon buklâu amoh Y-Jêsu, Y-Sêmaria, jêh ri Y-Saham. 20Pakơi jêh ôbăl, păng sŏk đŏng H'Maka kon druh Y-Apsalôm, ôbăl deh đah păng Y-Abija, Y-Atai, Y-Sisa jêh ri Y-Sêlômit. 21Y-Rôbôam rŏng ma H'Maka kon druh Y-Apsalôm hâu lơn đah le rngôch phung ur păng jêh ri lĕ ur yông păng, păng geh jê̆t ma pham nuyh ur tơm jêh ri prao jê̆t nuyh ur yông, jêh ri geh bar jê̆t ma pham nuyh kon buklâu jêh ri prao jât nuyh kon bu ur. 22Y-Rôbôam dơm Y-Abija kon buklâu đah H'Maka jêng kôranh ma phung oh nâu păng yorlah păng săch jêh gay njêng ôbăl hađăch. 23Păng n'hêch ma khân păng ma nau blau mĭn jêh ri tâm pă ntŭk gŭ, ƀaƀă phung buklâu hăn gŭ lam n'gor Yuda jêh ri Benjamin, ntŭk ƀon toyh lẽ nâp ngăn geh pôih taahn. Păng ƀơk ăn khân păng ăp ntil ndơ sông sa, jêh ri văng nđăp âk ur ma khân păng.